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Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado
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"For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things." Psalm 107:9 New Living Translation
These mule deer appeared content the evening a fellow pastor and I hung out with them in the grandeur of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. It didn't bother them that we pulled up in a large pickup, took out our cumbersome tripods and spoke noisily with each other.
They had food, and they were content.
How is it that these mule deer live contentedly, when we live discontentedly even though God has blessed us with homes to protect us, food to satisfy us, and toys to entertain us?
Contentment is rooted in grace. The more we understand the mercy of God, the more we experience contentment. The psalmist understood that it's not things that satisfy us but the gracious hand of God. God is the giver of contentment.
The hands that graciously give us all good gifts are the same hands that received the nails. We experience God's grace at its most intimate moment when we live in fellowship with the One who made us, forgives us and transforms us.
Contentment has little to do with things, and much to do with our gracious God.
These mule deer appeared content the evening a fellow pastor and I hung out with them in the grandeur of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. It didn't bother them that we pulled up in a large pickup, took out our cumbersome tripods and spoke noisily with each other.
They had food, and they were content.
How is it that these mule deer live contentedly, when we live discontentedly even though God has blessed us with homes to protect us, food to satisfy us, and toys to entertain us?
Contentment is rooted in grace. The more we understand the mercy of God, the more we experience contentment. The psalmist understood that it's not things that satisfy us but the gracious hand of God. God is the giver of contentment.
The hands that graciously give us all good gifts are the same hands that received the nails. We experience God's grace at its most intimate moment when we live in fellowship with the One who made us, forgives us and transforms us.
Contentment has little to do with things, and much to do with our gracious God.
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